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THE ST LEONARDS Directory

Edition 58

We have another packed magazine for you to read and use again this month! Our loyal advertisers are here for you. From plumbers, to carpenters, to bathroom and kitchen experts, to dentists, electricians, accountants and hearing specialists. The index at the back gives you all you need to know, to find who you are looking for.

If you have used a local company recently that is not advertising with us and who would like more local promotion, then please tell them all about us. We would love to hear from them. We like to keep our local trades and businesses busy!

In addition to that we have fun puzzles for you to do and interesting articles for you to read. The well-loved TV presenter Alan Titchmarsh talks about the delights of gardening and Grand Designs presenter, Kevin McCloud, talks about his passion for eco-buildings.

Daichi drove us through five counties last month, with a stop in each. What a journey! So, brew yourself a welldeserved cuppa and snuggle up in a cozy chair to have a read.

If you have a local club or society that would like some help or wants to shout about a project you are doing, please give me a call or send an email to localdata@modernmagazines.co.uk.

Let’s help you communicate to your local people.

We wish you a good month of October.

Stay warm, safe and keep smiling!

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With over 25 years experience in the plumbing industry, business owner Adam Moss-Holland now specialises in new bathroom design and installation, as well as undertaking general plumbing and maintenance.

After leaving school, Adam trained as an apprentice for a local bathroom company before setting up his own business in 2002. He is fully qualified and registered with the Institute of Plumbing & Heating Engineers.

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This is a pilot service although it is hoped that if successful further funding will be found.

Over the summer, a new Detached Youth Service was launched in Ringwood. The service is funded by Ringwood Town Council but is operated by charity Groundwork South who operate similar services in other Hampshire Towns.

Detached youth work involves making contact with young people where they are, rather than from a particular building or service. The aim is to build relationships with the young people and provide informal social education, support, games and activities. Youth workers operate across designated areas specifically targeting hot spots as identified by the Police and other services to help tackle anti-social behaviour. The two youth workers in Ringwood are also exploring ideas with young people who are not engaged in other formal activities in the town 8

Craig Lockwood, Project Manager from Groundwork South said, “we are thrilled to be operating in the beautiful town of Ringwood and can’t wait to support and guide the local youth into a brighter future and help build a stronger community. Our detached work in Eastleigh has helped to reduce anti sociable behaviours, create positive pathways for young people and listen to the young resident’s views and wants. We can’t wait to do this in Ringwood over the coming months.”

Local police are supportive of the project. Acting Police Sergeant, Sarah Gulliver said, “the Ringwood Policing Team are pleased to be supporting the New Detached Youth Service in the area and their important work in reaching out to young people. This type of youth work is not only beneficial for the young people themselves but for the community as a whole.”

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1. Who became president of the USA in 1963?

12. Which dish is battered deep-fried squid rings known as?

2. Who invented the lightning conductor?

13. Which jubilee will Queen Elizabeth II celebrate in 2012?

3. Which element is coal mainly composed of?

14. What is the name of the most sacred river in India?

4. In which country was the fashion designer Coco Chanel born?

15. Which famous singer married the movie director Guy Ritchie?

5. Which vegetable is zucchini better known as?

6. How many rings are there in the Olympic Games symbol?

7. What do the rings on the Olympic Games symbol represent?

16. What does the computer abbreviation ADSL stand for?

17. What is the capital of the State of Florida?

18. In the film 'Nanny McPhee', who played the actual character Nanny McPhee?

8. What is the most popular name of public houses in Great Britain?

9. In the film 'Meet The Parents' who plays the role of Greg?

10. In which American state is Harvard University located?

11. What name is given to a female swan?

19. Where in Britain is St Andrews University located?

20. Which sport is Novak Djokovic famous for playing?

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Local Heritage:

showed roads, but they do appear on showed but Athey do appear on estateroads, maps.

1616 Cranborne estate maps. A 1616 Cranborne Chase one shows a road from Chase one shows a road from “Wurtwood” (Verwood) down to “Wurtwood” (Verwood) down to Ringwood bridge. The first known Ringwood bridge. The first known County map to show a road through County map to show a road through Ringwood was H..Moll in 1724.

Ringwood was by by H..Moll in 1724.

As As coaches travel became popular, coaches andand travel became popular, geographers sought patrons geographers sought patrons to to buybuy their maps, whose names then their maps, whose names then appear beside their properties. appear beside their properties.

ON THE MAPS

As an AA Member since acquiring our As an AA Member since acquiring our Morris Mini in 1961, we rarely ever Morris Mini in 1961, we rarely ever called on their breakdown service, called on their breakdown service, thankssince since1978 1978locally locallytp tpthethe thanks Haven Garage, later Wakelins.

Haven Garage, later Wakelins.

However, in those days we use However, in those days we diddid use their route maps long journeys. their route maps forfor long journeys.

Thesewere weresoso These similar similar to tothisthis effortbybyJohn John effort Ogilbyin inthethe Ogilby mid-1600s, who mid-1600s, who mistook ourour mistook MoorsRiver Riverforfor Moors “Avon flu”. thethe “Avon flu”.

OnOnthetheright rightwewe have one of Daniel have one of Daniel Paterson’s Paterson’s more more detailed detailedroutes routesin in th thethe mid-18 mid-18th century century turnpike turnpike age. age.HeHeincluded included most of the side most of the side roads, plus mileage roads, plus mileage tables.

Hence while showing tables. Hence while showing Ringwood’s 1760’s turnpikes, today’s Ringwood’s 1760’s turnpikes, today’s A31, he also shows the old route A31, Barnfield, he also shows the oldFord, route across via Palmer’s to across Poole. Barnfield, via Palmer’s Ford, to Poole.

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1575 “Sct. Leonarde” appeared In In 1575 “Sct. Leonarde” appeared as as a symbol Christopher Saxton’s a symbol onon Christopher Saxton’s “Dorcestria” County map, part “Dorcestria” County map, part of of hishis complete mapping England, complete mapping of of England, andand later Wales, ordered Walsingham later Wales, ordered by by Walsingham to record sources of manpower whilst to record sources of manpower whilst threatened invasion. threatenedby bya aSpanish Spanish invasion.

Settlements Settlementswere wereimportant, important,roads roads were not. were not.

OnOn hishis Wiltshire map, Saxton forgot Wiltshire map, Saxton forgot thethename of a village, so name of a village, sowrote wrote “Quaere”, or or query, forgot it, it, andand it it “Quaere”, query, forgot appears on the printed maps.

Others appears on the printed maps. Others copied it, it, including hishis contemporary copied including contemporary John Speed in 1610, and here it it John Speed in 1610, and here even appears, below left, in an atlas even appears, below left, in an atlas

by Johannes Bleau in 1665.

by Johannes Bleau in 1665.

During a course at Greyfriars on During a course at Greyfriars on Anglo Saxons, the mystery has since Anglo Saxons, the mystery has since been resolved. The village of South been resolved.

The village South Burcombe was south of the ofRiver Burcombe was south of the Nadder, to the west of Wilton, but River its Nadder, the west on of Wilton, but its church wasto isolated the north. church isolated on the Today the was church survives, the north. old Today the church survives, village has gone, but the place the nowold village has as gone, but the remains place now known simply Burcombe, known simply as Burcombe, remains to the south. to the south.

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Milne produced thisthis in in 1791.

Here Milne produced 1791.

Here Drummond is at Cottage, andand Drummond is Avon at Avon Cottage, Jennings at at Barnfield, thethe “Esq”s Jennings Barnfield, “Esq”s identifying them as landowners. identifying them as landowners.

MyMy earliest sighting of “St. Ives” on on a a earliest sighting of “St. Ives” map is dated 1781, on a Somerley map is dated 1781, on a Somerley estate working estate map.

It isIton thethe estate working estate map. is on southern boundary of the 3000 acre southern boundary of the 3000 acre North Ashley Heath, the suggested North Ashley Heath, the suggested line of our AD45 Roman Road. The line of our AD45 Roman Road. The name Barnaby Wilcox appears name Barnaby Wilcox appears alongside, a family known to be alongside, a family known to be residents of West Street, Ringwood. residents of West Street, Ringwood.

Having first dealt with Scotland, the Having first dealt with as Scotland, Ordnance Survey, in Tudor the times, Ordnance Survey, as in Tudor times, in late 1700s began mapping England in late 1700s began mapping England as a defensive exercise, given the as a defensive exercise, given the threat from France. They began in threat from France. They began in Kent, using a two inch scale, but then Kent, using a two inch scale, but then published at one inch. local published at one inch.

TheThe firstfirst local issue dated 1811. issue waswas dated 1811.

OneOne cancan detect the defensive nature, from detect the defensive nature, from the the attention paid to features selected attention paid to features selected as as of significance in a military situation. of significance in a military situation.

Below a section from survey Below is ais section from thatthat survey covering parish. covering ourour parish.

Emphasis later turned to commercial Emphasis later turned to commercial interests, landownership, andand urban interests, landownership, urban development, and a six-inch scale development, and a six-inch scale began in the 1840s, to be increased began in the 1840s, to be increased to 25 inchinch about 1870. to 25 about 1870.

Inclosure andand Tithe Award maps Inclosure Tithe Award maps generally surpassed the earlier OSOS generally surpassed the earlier maps in scale, andand included written maps in scale, included written records identifying owners and records identifying owners and tenants. Ringwood’s pair were tenants. Ringwood’s pair were conducted respectively in 1807/11 conducted respectively in 1807/11 and 1845/47, details of both available andMeeting 1845/47, details of both available in the House. in the Meeting House.

Acres, roods and perches; miles, Acres,yards roods and and inches; perches;feet, miles, chains, chains, yards and inches; feet, fathoms, and nautical miles on these fathoms, and nautical miles on these old plans and charts, sadly lost today plans and charts,metrification. sadly lost today in aold plethora of modern in a plethora of modern metrification.

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showed roads, but they do appear on showed but Athey do appear on estateroads, maps.

1616 Cranborne estate maps. A 1616 Cranborne Chase one shows a road from Chase one shows a road from “Wurtwood” (Verwood) down to “Wurtwood” (Verwood) down to Ringwood bridge. The first known Ringwood bridge. The first known County map to show a road through County map to show a road through Ringwood was H..Moll in 1724.

Ringwood was by by H..Moll in 1724.

As As coaches travel became popular, coaches andand travel became popular, geographers sought patrons geographers sought patrons to to buybuy their maps, whose names then their maps, whose names then appear beside their properties. appear beside their properties.

Having first dealt with Scotland, the Having first dealt with as Scotland, Ordnance Survey, in Tudor the times, Ordnance Survey, as in Tudor times, in late 1700s began mapping England in late 1700s began mapping England as a defensive exercise, given the as a defensive exercise, given the threat from France. They began in threat from France. They began in Kent, using a two inch scale, but then Kent, using a two inch scale, but then published at one inch. local published at one inch.

TheThe firstfirst local issue dated 1811. issue waswas dated 1811.

OneOne cancan detect the defensive nature, from detect the defensive nature, from the the attention paid to features selected attention paid to features selected as as of significance in a military situation. of significance in a military situation.

Below a section from survey Below is ais section from thatthat survey covering parish. covering ourour parish.

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Milne produced thisthis in in 1791.

Here Milne produced 1791.

Here Drummond is at Cottage, andand Drummond is Avon at Avon Cottage, Jennings at at Barnfield, thethe “Esq”s Jennings Barnfield, “Esq”s identifying them as landowners. identifying them as landowners.

MyMy earliest sighting of “St. Ives” on on a a earliest sighting of “St. Ives” map is dated 1781, on a Somerley map is dated 1781, on a Somerley estate working estate map.

It isIton thethe estate working estate map. is on southern boundary of the 3000 acre southern boundary of the 3000 acre North Ashley Heath, the suggested North Ashley Heath, the suggested line of our AD45 Roman Road. The line of our AD45 Roman Road. The name Barnaby Wilcox appears name Barnaby Wilcox appears alongside, a family known to be alongside, a family known to be residents of West Street, Ringwood. residents of West Street, Ringwood.

Emphasis later turned to commercial Emphasis later turned to commercial interests, landownership, andand urban interests, landownership, urban development, and a six-inch scale development, and a six-inch scale began in the 1840s, to be increased began in the 1840s, to be increased to 25 inchinch about 1870. to 25 about 1870.

Inclosure andand Tithe Award maps Inclosure Tithe Award maps generally surpassed the earlier OSOS generally surpassed the earlier maps in scale, andand included written maps in scale, included written records identifying owners and records identifying owners and tenants. Ringwood’s pair were tenants. Ringwood’s pair were conducted respectively in 1807/11 conducted respectively in 1807/11 and 1845/47, details of both available andMeeting 1845/47, details of both available in the House. in the Meeting House.

Acres, roods and perches; miles, Acres,yards roods and and inches; perches;feet, miles, chains, chains, yards and inches; feet, fathoms, and nautical miles on these fathoms, and nautical miles on these old plans and charts, sadly lost today plans and charts,metrification. sadly lost today in aold plethora of modern in a plethora of modern metrification.

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Talking about Wildlife...

Return of the birds Migration is a form of adaptation, vital to survival, as the changing seasons vary climate. As autumn approaches, we will start to see migrant birds returning to the UK, completing a journey of thousands of miles. What may look like chaos to us as we witness flocks of birds pass above, is actually part of a planned and calculated flight, unique to a species. Some will take a direct route, whereas others may prefer to follow a costal course.

In the South of the UK, we are lucky to be winter hosts to members of the thrush family such as fieldfares and redwings; two migrant birds that resemble eachother. Fieldfares are large and yellowbreasted, whereas Redwings can be identified by distinctive bursts of orangey-red under its wings.

Returning to nest in Iceland and Scandinavia around the end of March, these birds take this time to indulge in our berry-laden hedgerows, parks and woodlands. Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Kingcombe Meadow Nature Reserve offers an excellent opportunity to see these migrating birds with its abundance of thick hedgerows. Fieldfares are sociable birds and can be seen in flocks of over 200.

Increasing numbers of migrating birds, such as the fieldfares and redwings, are being spotted in our gardens. A combination of freezing conditions and the dramatic decrease of insect populations forces

Redwing

Photo: Jon Hawkins

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Fieldfare

Photo: Richard Steel

these birds to take refuge, so don’t forget to top up your bird feeders or provide mealworms, cheese and suet to help keep feathered visitors energised this autumn and winter. Also look out for geese and wading birds will arrive in September and October in their hundreds and thousands. Dark-bellied brent geese flock to southern shores in early October.

The Chesil Beach Centre, over looking the Fleet Lagoon, is a great place to see these birds in action.

Holes Bay, Poole Harbour is the estuary (tidal mouth) of serval rivers and is therefore another perfect place to look out for migrating birds and some fantastic flocks can be seen late in the afternoon there. Coastal areas make excellent vantage points for a keen bird watcher, or even if you’re just starting out.

Tips for watching migrating birds: 1. Check tide times and take precautions with appropriate clothing.

2. Time your visits: geese are mostly likely to be seen at sunrise and sunset.

3. Keep a record of birds arriving and departing over the season.

4. Don’t forget to pack your binoculars!

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Big Ben Ben Fogle has made a name for himself across a variety of pursuits, though after a couple of years away from the cut and thrust of extreme adventure, the presenter, explorer and activist is summoning up the courage for a new challenge.

From Ben Fogle’s TV breakthrough on the BBC reality show Castaway 2000 – which saw him marooned on a remote Scottish island with 36 other people for a year – to competing in the six-day, 160-mile Marathon des Sables, to racing across the Antarctic Plateau to the South Pole, to ascending Mount Everest, Ben Fogle has never shied away from a challenge.

Despite living in London for most of his life, Fogle’s passion for the great outdoors has merged with a natural talent for broadcasting to present the 47-year-old with some true lifechanging experiences.

“I love one-off experiences; challenges that take me to mental and physical extremes, and that element of danger where you are pushing yourself to the edge,” he begins.

Asked to name the most

demanding, and Fogle will always point to those experiences at sea.

“It is just an alien environment. At any time, the end is right beneath you and around you,” he says.

“We are not designed as water creatures, so from kayaking to paddleboarding, long-distance swimming and rowing, it’s all a step into a world that isn’t designed for us, but that’s what becomes the great thrill.”

Indies, the pair completed the route in 49 days, 19 hours and eight minutes and were placed second in the pairs.

Fogle has a wholly modest assessment of his nautical feats, one that fails to take into account the greatest of his achievements on water.

That came between 2005 and 2006 when he competed in the Atlantic Rowing Race alongside former British Olympic rower and long-time friend James Cracknell. Travelling from the Canary Islands to the West

“The solitude is something I will always remember from that experience, being out on the high seas,” says Fogle. “I’ve always loved boats and have spent quite a bit of time on them over the years, but never like this of course. Two guys on their own in a small 20ft vessel with no support around them is pretty terrifying, especially when you capsize!”

Switching back to terra firma in TV series such as New Lives in the Wild, Storm City, Animal Clinic and Countrywise, as well as writing a series of travel, fiction and children’s books, Fogle has enjoyed the relative calm of home.

“Life is never dull, but I know I’ll always head back to the oceans,” he says. “They have a spirit all of their own and it’s the passion that draws us back. I love that feeling, so watch this space, I suppose!”

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STAR GAZING WRITTEN BY KATE EARL kateearlastro@gmail.com

Welcome to the October Stargazing Page. Highlights this month include an unpredictable meteor shower, as well as the gas giants continuing to dominate the evening skies.

International Space Station The ISS is visible from the 1st - 7th between 7.30 – 9.30pm. It then moves to the early morning skies from the 23rd. To establish exact timings please refer to www.heavens-above.com or a similar webpage for up-to-date information, remembering to set the location to your observing area.

Object of the month The Plough is a recognisable pattern of stars in the constellation of Ursa Major, known also as the Big Dipper, and Saucepan. The ‘bowl’ can be used to locate the North Star, and the ‘handle’ the orange giant star, Arcturus. During October it is easily spotted in our north-western skies around 7.30pm. Most of the stars in this familiar grouping are moving together through space, hence in 100,000 years our ancestors will see the same pattern of stars. However, the stars at the tip of the handle and top of the bowl are not part of this group, and move independently. This means that in future years our ancestors will see a skillet, rather than a saucepan (see figure).

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Events Two meteor showers occur this month, but the Orionids, which are caused by Halley’s Comet, will be lost in moonlight. Better placed for viewing are the October Draconids which peak on the 8th, and are visible all night. Meteors are often faint, but in some years have been plentiful. Draw an imaginary line from Altair to Vega, and the radiant is half that distance again past Vega, high in the western skies.

Mercury Mercury is visible for a few days mid-month, but you’ll have to be up early and have a clear view to the east as it doesn’t venture far above the horizon.

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Venus Venus is still hovering in our evening twilight, but sets around 7.30pm. Our closest neighbour is huddled up close to a 3-day-old Moon on the 9th (see figure). If you have a small telescope Venus will appear ‘half-full’ this month.

Mars The red planet is lost in the Sun’s glare until November when it becomes a morning object.

Jupiter & Saturn Both gas giants continue to be visible in our southern evening skies. The Moon joins them between the 13th – 15th (see figure).

Moon This month’s full moon occurs on the 20th of October and is traditionally known by a variety of names, including Hunter’s, Blood and Fall Moon. To the Algonquin indigenous tribes it was known as the ‘White frost on the grass’ moon. Saturday 16th October is International Observe the Moon night. Have a look on the internet and see if any local astronomy clubs are hosting an event near you.

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Six for Success Six things you can do, today, that will each contribute towards making the world a cleaner, better, more sustainable and happier place: ONE - On yer bike Pollution caused by cars remains one of the biggest contributors to the planet’s ill health, so the more times you can swap a car ride for a bike ride, the more you’ll be doing your bit for the environment… and of course, you’ll be making an even greater contribution to your own health and wellbeing!

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TWO - The three Rs If there was ever a simple mantra for everyday living that could guide us forward when it comes to helping the environment, it almost certainly is ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’.

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FOUR - Light Up My Life Energy-efficient lightbulbs are nothing new, but the increased price (compared to standard bulbs) is something most of us have found off-putting in the past.

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Understanding Investments: Pension Income Options at and during Retirement Retirement, and the associated ceasing of the ability to earn an income, can be a scary thought and is certainly a huge decision. Understanding the effect of inflation on your income needs throughout retirement (at 3% inflation your expenditure will double over 24 years) and other significant capital requirements needs more than a “finger in the air” analysis. At Lonsdale Wealth Management, we utilize cash-flow planning tools to help clients understand whether retirement is affordable and just as importantly, sustainable.

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Get your bathroom ready for when you return from hospital After a stay in hospital, it’s wonderful to hear the words “you can go home”.

But if your physical needs have changed, it’s important that you can live at home safely and without any struggle. This might mean organising equipment or renovations before you come home.

At AHM Installations we are used to installing bathrooms for people coming home from hospital. Here’s our guide to getting it right: • Take note of what the professionals say. A doctor, nurse or occupational therapist may recommend what activities you need help with. For example, if you need a walking frame or wheelchair, as your bathroom supplier we’d need to know what size it is.

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Make-up Hacks Make the most of your make-up accessories with these ingenious hacks.

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Start your eyeliner as you would for a cat eye look, pressing the rounded side of the spoon against your eyelid, and move the spoon outwards to create your fab flick.

Make your own lip gloss Never throw away a broken eyeshadow powder again.

Simply mix it with Vaseline for an ‘on the spot’ lip shine.

Cover up dark circles like a pro - Rather than follow the crescent line of your eye bags, draw a triangle shape with concealer from the edges of your lashes down to your cheekbone and blend.

Turn a pencil eyeliner into gel - This may sound crazy, but if you hold an ordinary eye pencil in a lighter or candle flame for one second, let it cool for 15, and you will end up with a deep, smudgy gel effect.

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by heating your curler up with a gentle blast from your hairdryer.

Smell like an angel all day long - Quit dousing yourself in scent, and instead apply to your pulse points for all-day aroma.

These include: behind your ear, your wrist, base of throat, inside elbow and behind your knees.

Create contours with just blush - If you’re not ready for full-on contouring, you can still enhance your face’s natural shape by applying pink blush on cheekbones, temples and brow bones.

Conceal those pimples - Make spots disappear by applying concealer, topped by foundation and finished with a touch of powder.

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The Adventures of Daichi

The Modern Magazines Camper Van It has been said that happiness is a journey and not a destination. Well, I have to say that I am never happier than when Daichi is loaded up, and we begin our next adventure. That moment when we take our seats, buckle up, and say, “Ok, what we have forgotten we can either do without, or we will buy when we get there.”

Enough is enough, let’s get going! My ‘story’ this month is all about the journey, the route to and from our destination.

This time we went all the way up to Hull to collect my parents, to take my Dad fishing at Docklow Pools again, one of Dad’s favourite fishing haunts. Mum has dementia, which is very sad and not always easy to live with. Dad needs a break and what better than to take them away, get Mum some fresh air and give Dad some time to catch a few fish. His life-long passion.

The journey there took us over the Humber Bridge! I remember the building of this magnificent, single span construction when I was a girl. It was so exciting to see the massive layers of concrete starting to crawl, step by step, across the waters. I remember looking at it with awe, wondering how on earth it could stay up in the air like that. To me it was magical. You can see that I am no engineer… The Bridge opened in June 1981 and at the time it was the longest

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are idyllic. I wrote about these last year and if you are a fisherman, or not, this is a wonderful place in Herefordshire to spend some quiet time surrounded by carp-filled lakes, luscious greenery and serene nature, in a quaint cabin.

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As I explained at the beginning, this is all about the journey and making the space between one location and the final destination, part of the game. Going home these days can take us hours and hours!

Grandad and his passion! single span Bridge in the world! It was not until 1998 that a Japanese Bridge literally overtook it and now, 40 years later, it is the eleventh longest bridge of its type on this planet. I love driving over it and viewing the enormous River Humber with its brown murky waters flowing below.

To be honest, I don’t think this Bridge has ever really achieved the accolade it deserves.

Arriving in Hull is always a trip down memory lane for me and Daichi likes to skip his way there. Sometimes it is good to look back at ones’ roots, with a bit of nostalgia. After a good night’s sleep, we travelled over the Bridge again to see family who have moved over to East Halton in North Lincolnshire. Houses are so much cheaper here! It is so good to catch up, isn’t it. Long lost cousins, aunts, aunts’ children’s children, in fact five generations in all! The weather was warm, there was a beautiful garden and with a glass of wine in hand and a good old chat, what more can we want! Oh yes, we had quite a laugh too.

Daichi was part of the family and he loved it. His shiny white grin said it all.

Docklow was a great success too. The lakes there

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The first stop home was just half an hour down the road, Bringsty Café for breakfast. Dad loves this little place. There is a fantastic bric-a-brac shop there too where this time I bought a new rug for our hallway. All smiles, well fed and a little shopping therapy, we were set for the day.

Next stop was Crickley Hill nestled in the Cotswolds overlooking the Severn Vale with incredible views to the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains, including Robinswood Hill and May Hill. Just off the A417 in Gloucester, near Birdlip, this was a great find on a previous trip when I was hungry. It is glorious! The views are simply stunning. You can see for miles and gaze at the wonder of our beautiful countryside with a coffee and cake in hand. Owned by the National Trust as well as the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, it is a haven for birds, plants, insects and wildlife. The walks around this area are just spectacular. My Mum and Dad, who were travelling home with us, were amazed

By the standing stones at Avebury

View from Crickley Hill at what they saw and thoroughly enjoyed our scenic stop.

Back on the road we travelled further South with our final stop at Avebury. Now in the county of Wiltshire with a Neolithic henge monument containing three huge stone circles. We had arrived in prehistoric Britain and a little further back in time, than my memories in Hull - Though getting out of bed in the mornings, it sometimes doesn’t feel so! Stones weighing around 40 tons still standing, majestically, thousands of years later. How incredible and inspiring is that? For contemporary Pagans this is a site of religious importance. What a fascinating place we live in. England is full of delights, sights, nature and indeed family. Daichi allowed us to do so much in just a week.

It was a long round trip from Dorset to East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, to Herefordshire, back through Gloucestershire, into Wilshire and finally back to Dorset, with a stop in each place. The happiness was certainly in the journey. It was spent with family, making it all the more special.

Despite the challenges of dementia and ‘old age’ Daichi helped us create a journey packed with good times. Daichi does hope that when you travel you take time to visit along the route.

It extends the holiday and adds to all those wonderful memories of times spent together.

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are idyllic. I wrote about these last year and if you are a fisherman, or not, this is a wonderful place in Herefordshire to spend some quiet time surrounded by carp-filled lakes, luscious greenery and serene nature, in a quaint cabin.

Highly recommended.

As I explained at the beginning, this is all about the journey and making the space between one location and the final destination, part of the game. Going home these days can take us hours and hours!

The first stop home was just half an hour down the road, Bringsty Café for breakfast. Dad loves this little place. There is a fantastic bric-a-brac shop there too where this time I bought a new rug for our hallway. All smiles, well fed and a little shopping therapy, we were set for the day.

Next stop was Crickley Hill nestled in the Cotswolds overlooking the Severn Vale with incredible views to the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains, including Robinswood Hill and May Hill. Just off the A417 in Gloucester, near Birdlip, this was a great find on a previous trip when I was hungry. It is glorious! The views are simply stunning. You can see for miles and gaze at the wonder of our beautiful countryside with a coffee and cake in hand. Owned by the National Trust as well as the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, it is a haven for birds, plants, insects and wildlife. The walks around this area are just spectacular. My Mum and Dad, who were travelling home with us, were amazed

By the standing stones at Avebury

View from Crickley Hill at what they saw and thoroughly enjoyed our scenic stop.

Back on the road we travelled further South with our final stop at Avebury. Now in the county of Wiltshire with a Neolithic henge monument containing three huge stone circles. We had arrived in prehistoric Britain and a little further back in time, than my memories in Hull - Though getting out of bed in the mornings, it sometimes doesn’t feel so! Stones weighing around 40 tons still standing, majestically, thousands of years later. How incredible and inspiring is that? For contemporary Pagans this is a site of religious importance. What a fascinating place we live in. England is full of delights, sights, nature and indeed family. Daichi allowed us to do so much in just a week.

It was a long round trip from Dorset to East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, to Herefordshire, back through Gloucestershire, into Wilshire and finally back to Dorset, with a stop in each place. The happiness was certainly in the journey. It was spent with family, making it all the more special.

Despite the challenges of dementia and ‘old age’ Daichi helped us create a journey packed with good times. Daichi does hope that when you travel you take time to visit along the route.

It extends the holiday and adds to all those wonderful memories of times spent together.

Where will Daichi take us next I wonder…?

By Debbie Corney

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A Design for Life… The Kevin McCloud Column Designer, writer and television presenter, Kevin McCloud leapt into our consciousness with his vastly successful Grand Designs show on Channel 4. This month, the affable architect discusses sustainability and regeneration in our villages, towns and cities.

Right now there’s a whole band of architects who are really trying to evolve a style of architecture that combines futuristic with traditional – both ends of the spectrum. What we’re talking about here is incorporating natural materials with contemporary, so you get an airtight insulated building.

I am a huge advocate of eco buildings, and I think what a lot of people produce – and we have seen many over the years on Grand Designs – are incredible, intelligent, responsible; but you also have to approach the subject with realism. It may look great on the telly, yet as architects and housebuilders we’ve got to be prepared to admit the very extreme eco/traditional wooden, single grass-roofed, claywalled approach to building

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still represents the minority of those constructed!

I suppose the danger is that we side-line that activity and consider it irrelevant, whereas it’s actually a very important approach. It demonstrates an interest not just in tradition, but in low impact construction.

We all like bling and the government are going to carry on commissioning those big glass towers, but I like to think there will be greater learning and crossovers between disciplines.

go here’, and that’s about as detailed as it gets. It’s appalling, really.

The premise remains very much on townspeople to make the change, and more and more we should be encouraging that. We should really be examining how we revitalise our cities on our terms how we make them viable and sustainable, how we introduce food-growing into cities and towns, how we stimulate creative hubs and leisure facilities.

Once you have that energy coming out of local communities it’s the driver for proper regeneration – that’s how towns like Bruton and Frome regenerated, thanks to one or two individuals making a claim.

What’s interesting is that proper innovation, regeneration and improvement rarely comes from the top down. Think of the strategies that local authorities put together, and they’re all quite generalist… ‘this is going to be a work area, here’s the bus route, and the houses

We need more ways of stimulating not just these local areas and communities, but the way we build those facilities too; we need to encourage people to take the power back, because authorities rarely seem to be able to make progressive decisions themselves.

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Awesome Autumn reads coming your way A changing season and some hearty book options on their way, this month we’ve focused on the best non-fiction reads that will be filling the shelves.

The Squash and Pumpkin Cookbook by Heather Thomas Over 50 delicious wholesome and healthy recipes using your favourite autumnal fruits and vegetables, presented by highly regarded health and cookery writer and editor Heather Thomas, who has worked with many of the UK’s top chefs.

This cookbook will carry you through the colder months with nutritious homely and comforting recipes to suit every taste. Published by Ebury Press on October 14th Britain’s Best Political Cartoons by Tim Benson With 2021 turning out to be another extraordinary year, from Covid crises and vaccine victories to lockdown learning, haddock havoc and Capitol coups. But then, it has also been a very familiar story of Brexit blunders and Trumpian tantrums. The nation’s greatest cartoonists have recorded it all with searing wit and astonishing creativity, bringing much-needed humour to the chaos.

This cartoon companion features the work of Steve Bell, Peter Brookes, Nicola Jennings, and many more of the nation’s finest cartoonists.

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Published by Cornerstone on October 28th What Do Men Want?

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She speculates that while men still rule the world, masculinity is in crisis, and ponders over how men and women can continue to live together in a society where capitalism and consumerism has replaced the values – family, religion, service, and honour – that used to give our lives meaning?

It’s an interesting read, but one that will still inflame those who believe a tome on the issues of men should only be written by the male species.

Published by Penguin on October 14th

Honestly – My Story by Sheridan Smith BAFTA and Olivier Awardwinning TV and West End star, top-10 recording artist and sell-out live performer, Sheridan Smith OBE is the latest to have been swayed by a publisher’s pre-Christmas autobiography paycheque.

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Greenfingers… the Alan Titchmarsh column He’s a brilliant presenter, accomplished gardener, talented novelist and all-round horticultural inspiration. This month, as the nights draw in, Alan Titchmarsh explains how our gardens can still be a place of light, stimulation and decoration, and why now is the time to plan for brighter months ahead.

There is a saying: ‘gardeners learn to grow the things that want to grow’. In fact, the truth is everything wants to grow, it’s just up to us not to get in the way of that!

A big part of growing is preparation, and the best time to start planning for next year is right now; so really have a good look around your garden, do some research, and revel in the excitement of what it will look like in six months’ time.

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reality, it doesn’t matter – just because a space is small it doesn’t mean it’s hard to find things to grow in it. It’s easy to grow salads in a small space, tomatoes in summer, even

I’m always keen to show people this isn’t in fact the case, and there is still so much to take from our gardens every month and every week of the year.

dwarf fruit in large pots. No, you won’t be self-sufficient, but you know that you grew it.

So being realistic about what’s in front of you, and making the best of it, is crucial.

The same goes for when the evenings begin to get darker so much earlier. Plants begin to wither, flowerful gardens sink into greens and browns, and there’s a feeling of packing up for winter, waiting for the spring for colours to begin to return.

One very obvious way to extend the days in your garden in autumn/winter is to add some subtle lighting. I don’t have much lighting in my garden but I try to use what I have to maximum effect. There are some up the sides of a path, and others that highlight things - I’ve got a tall hedge with urns in front with a couple of lights in them, and they look wonderful.

They go on in the evening for a couple of hours and then switch off at 10. I loved looking at those urns – it’s not over the top but it keeps the garden alive and to be enjoyed at night.

Dare I say it, it’s almost romantic, which is very ‘me’ of course!

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QUIRKY FACTS

by Mica Bale Is autumn in the air? Although some may be mourning the promise of heady summer days and snatched barbecues, others are longing for the crunch of leaves beneath their wellies and to see our county in all its seasonal beauty. To celebrate, here are five more quirky facts around Dorset!

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Did you know that Dorset could well be home to the oldest surviving teddy bear museum in Britain?

With countless cuddly bears located in various domestic settings throughout the museum, the collection is home to bears that are more than 100 years old and also contain several big name and vintage bears including Winnie the Pooh, Paddington and Rupert Bear.

Remarkably, the first female architect to design a public building, came from Bournemouth! Elisabeth Scott was one of ten children who grew up in the Dorset town with a family heritage of architecture, most notably her great-uncles Sir George Gilbert Scott and George Frederick Bodley. Although it is the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre for which she is best known, even before this prominent work, Elisabeth was pioneering women in architecture.

In the 1910s, she was one of the first ever women to train at Architectural Association and from there, after gaining her diploma, she won a competition to design the theatre. In addition to that, Elisabeth went on to design the Pier Theatre in her hometown, with the intention of making the theatre appear as if guests were aboard an ocean liner.

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Were you aware that it was a Dorset farmer who largely contributed to the control of smallpox, an illness which infected countless people. As a farmer, Benjamin Jesty had seen firsthand how workers who had come into contact with cowpox were later immune to smallpox. As a result, he was among the very first to introduce immunity by suggesting that people be infected with a small amount of cowpox in the hope of protecting them. However, unlike others such as Edward Jenner, Jetsy did not publicise his findings and is often forgotten as a key part of fighting smallpox in Britain.

Did you know that Cranbourne frequently welcomed royal visitors to its settlement? Favoured by the kings for its hunt, King John and later King Henry VIII were never far from an opportunity to hunt and as such, enjoyed coming to this slice of Dorset.

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Did you know that it was in Dorset that one of the very first legal cremations took place? Although popular on the continent, in Britain they were yet to be legalised. However the owner of Manston House, Barnabas Hanham, in the village of the same name, was met with a difficult situation following the deaths of each of his three wives. His second wife was buried locally however the area has a tendency to flood and, despite the waterproof burial place, the water was still an issue. Upon realising the problem, Hanham and his wife Edith promised each other that they should not be buried there.

Unfortunately before long Edith too passed away in 1876 and Hanham joined the fight to have cremation legalised. It was not until 1882 after years of campaigns and special permission from the authorities that Manston House, it is believed, became the first site of a legal cremation in Britain.

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Were you aware that it was a Dorset farmer who largely contributed to the control of smallpox, an illness which infected countless people. As a farmer, Benjamin Jesty had seen firsthand how workers who had come into contact with cowpox were later immune to smallpox. As a result, he was among the very first to introduce immunity by suggesting that people be infected with a small amount of cowpox in the hope of protecting them. However, unlike others such as Edward Jenner, Jetsy did not publicise his findings and is often forgotten as a key part of fighting smallpox in Britain.

Did you know that Cranbourne frequently welcomed royal visitors to its settlement? Favoured by the kings for its hunt, King John and later King Henry VIII were never far from an opportunity to hunt and as such, enjoyed coming to this slice of Dorset.

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Did you know that it was in Dorset that one of the very first legal cremations took place? Although popular on the continent, in Britain they were yet to be legalised. However the owner of Manston House, Barnabas Hanham, in the village of the same name, was met with a difficult situation following the deaths of each of his three wives. His second wife was buried locally however the area has a tendency to flood and, despite the waterproof burial place, the water was still an issue. Upon realising the problem, Hanham and his wife Edith promised each other that they should not be buried there.

Unfortunately before long Edith too passed away in 1876 and Hanham joined the fight to have cremation legalised. It was not until 1882 after years of campaigns and special permission from the authorities that Manston House, it is believed, became the first site of a legal cremation in Britain.

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Marvellous Mattresses We spend a third of our lives sleeping, so getting that much-needed rest on a good mattress is vital.

Here are our top four tips and recommended mattresses for your night-time niceness.

ONE - Understand the Product - The quality of a mattress is very often reflected in the price. Budget mattresses are typically coilsprung, meaning one length of metal that’s coiled across the length of the mattress.

Pocket-sprung have smaller pockets of coils, for a firmer product that won’t sag.

Memory foam mattresses, meanwhile, contour to the body and can help with pressure relief; while hybrid mattresses are the newest thing on the market, combining layers of both pocket springs and breathable foam to create mattresses which offer mouldable, gravity-defying support and resistant buoyancy (which helps if your partner moves about a lot).

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To Autumn

POETRY PAGE

by John Keats

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with him how to load and bless With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run; To bend with apples the moss'd cottage-trees, And fill all fruit with ripeness to the core; To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells With a sweet kernel; to set budding more, And still more, later flowers for the bees, Until they think warm days will never cease, For summer has o'er-brimm'd their clammy cells.

Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?

Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find Thee sitting careless on a granary floor, Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind; Or on a half-reap'd furrow sound asleep, Drows'd with the fume of poppies, while thy hook Spares the next swath and all its twined flowers: And sometimes like a gleaner thou dost keep Steady thy laden head across a brook; Or by a cyder-press, with patient look, Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.

Where are the songs of spring? Ay, Where are they?

Think not of them, thou hast thy music too,— While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day, And touch the stubble-plains with rosy hue; Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn Among the river sallows, borne aloft Or sinking as the light wind lives or dies; And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn; Hedge-crickets sing; and now with treble soft The red-breast whistles from a garden-croft; And gathering swallows twitter in the skies.

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Butternut Squash and Chorizo

Introduction

As autumn draws in, the tastes and flavours that pattern our diets begin to change.

We don’t necessarily require nor crave the lightness of the summer, with salads gradually giving way to meat and carb-influenced dishes.

With that in mind, using the light, sugariness of a butternut squash, yet gently layering in meaty protein that can guide us towards the winter months, is a great way to embrace the season.

What’s more, the versatility of the dish means it can be cooked for breakfast by leaving out the gnocchi, as a medium lunch, or combined with bread for an evening meal.

Oh… and it tastes fantastic!

Method

Ingredients (serves four) 1 tsp of olive oil 300g chorizo 450g butternut squash 1 onion 500g gnocchi

Top Tips

• This is a flavour-driven plate that intends to combine sweet with spicy. Don’t be afraid to experiment further, adding sourness (in the form of lime), tomato flavours (which will also add moisture), and generous proportions of salt and pepper too. Let your tastebuds run away with you!

• Be careful not to overcook your chorizo. Remember, considering it’s a food that can be eaten cold, it really doesn’t need much cooking at all, so lean on the side of undercooking. If you fry it for too long, it will become tough and unpalatable.

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1. Warm the oil on a medium heat and add the choppedup chorizo. Cook for around 5mins until it’s browned, and the oil begins to seep out, but turn down the heat when this happens so you retain moisture in the meat. Remove and keep to one side.

2. Now combine chopped butternut squash and onion, cooking over medium heat with

an addition of oil, if needed. Stir until golden brown and tender, for 10-15mins.

3. Add your gnocchi to a pan of boiling water and cook for four minutes. Then drain.

4. Stir in the chorizo with the butternut squash and onion, and season with salt, pepper and lime, then serve with the gnocchi.

Tip This plate has an intensely Spanish ‘small plates’ feel, but you can add green vegetables to it to create a more balanced dish, north European twist, should you wish.

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Oakhurst Aerials 39 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Green Light Electrical 21 .................................................................................................................

Ferndown Family Vets 33

Bathrooms

Financial Advisors

Plumbers

AMH Plumbing & Heating Ltd ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

6 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Apex CB Financial Planning 27 .................................................................................................................

All Drains Cleared 25 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

K & B Installations 53 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Lentune Mortgage Consultancy Ltd. 41 .................................................................................................................

AMH Plumbing & Heating Ltd 6 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Mobility Bathrooms: AHM Installations 32 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Lonsdale Wealth Management 35 .................................................................................................................

Blue Dot Plumbing 3 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

The Kitchen & Bathroom Co 59 .................................................................................................................

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UltraHeat Plumbing & Heating 1 .................................................................................................................

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Property Maintenance

Custom World ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

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Avon Home Improvements 47 Furniture ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Doc's Fitted Furniture 49 .................................................................................................................

MB Multi Trade 57 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Sturtons & Tappers 2

Beds

Removals & Storage

Blinds, Curtains & Shutters

Roofing Services

Garage Doors ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1st for Floors & Beds 64 .................................................................................................................

SDC Self Storage 48 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Skandoor 31

Garage Services ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Ashley Blinds 3 .................................................................................................................

Moss Off Roof 24 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Garage 3R 25 .................................................................................................................

Work Smart Roofing 5 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Longham Motor Engineers 33 Cameras .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

ReversePark 43 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Rocky Rock Cameras 61 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

West Moors Vehicle Repairs 35 Tree Surgeons .................................................................................................................

Alpha Trees & Fencing 39 .................................................................................................................

Apex Tree Surgeons 51 Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Garden Services .................................................................................................................

Arborgrind 31 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Cleaning Master 31 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Alpha Trees & Fencing 39 .................................................................................................................

RHV 21 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Zero Dry Time 17 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Douglas Hutchins 27 .................................................................................................................

Special Branch 61 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Gardening

by Peter Gould 3 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Redwood Landscapes 53 Carpets & Flooring .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Special Branch 61 Waste Services ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

1st for Floors & Beds 64 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

United Fencing Supplies Ltd 9 .................................................................................................................

Philip Trim Contractors 43 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Flooring Elegance 41 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Kingsland Carpets 49 Holiday Accommodation Chiropractors

Will Writing Services

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Linstone Chine 19 .................................................................................................................

Dorset & Wight Wills 45

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Avon View Chiropractic 27

Kitchens

Window & Gutter Cleaning

Doc's Fitted Furniture .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

49 .................................................................................................................

Spot Free Window Cleaning 43 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

K & B Installations 53 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Candy Cleaning Services 57 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

The Kitchen & Bathroom Co 59

Cleaning Services

Windows, Doors & Conservatories

Computer Services

Locksmiths .................................................................................................................

Cloudy2Clear Southampton 11 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Tec Check Ltd 17 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Key Tek 49 .................................................................................................................

Dorset Windows Ltd 39 .................................................................................................................

G S Windows Ltd 7 .................................................................................................................

Green Space Uk Ltd 29 Conservatory Insulation Services Music & Instruments

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Green Space Uk Ltd 29 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Records Wanted - JS 48

Worktops Drainage Services

Painters & Decorators

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R & A Fabrications 19

All Drains Cleared ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

25 .........................................................................................................................................................................................................

Focus Decor 27 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

NO.1 PHD 13

Driveways

Cornerstone Paving Solutions ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

61 ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Wicks Surfacing 59

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